Named after fellow sports activities nice Michael Jordan, Jordan Chiles entered gymnastics at age 6 and rapidly superior by way of the degrees of competitors—including to her trophy shelf alongside the way in which. 

Despite her success, the 23-year-old didn’t all the time really feel welcomed. 

“Every single time I went into a competition, I was like, ‘Well, what are they going to say this time?’” Chiles recalled to ELLE in a July 2024 interview. “I was racially attacked. I was always told, ‘You’re not the typical gymnast. You look like a man. You’re too muscular.’” 

After feeling like “gymnastics didn’t want me,” Chiles continued, she thought of leaving the game. Instead, Biles invited her to coach at her Texas fitness center in 2018. 

“I wish I could take that part of my life back,” the athlete from Washington added, “but at the same time, I wouldn’t be the person that I am today if those things hadn’t happened, because they made me stronger, more confident, and helped me understand who I am as a person. But it did take me a while to get the love back. I can tell you that.” 

Fast-forward a couple of years, they each competed on the 2020 Olympics—the place Chiles stuffed in after Biles withdrew from the workforce remaining—and so they took residence the workforce silver.

The UCLA gymnast has additionally gone viral, incomes an ideal 10 for her 2023 NCAA Championship efficiency set to 90s hip-hop and securing a spot on the 2024 Olympics together with her Beyoncé-inspired routine.